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" INDEX 0R FILE FiledNov. 11', 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l a N101 neg Aug. 26, 1930. l w. H. DAY 1,774,229 u INDEX OR FILE Filed Nov. 1l, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 magg/Q7 wrnnralvr n. DAY, or' nasce navENoeN l mazza e an Nnoricnr, assisteren, BY MnsNn ASSIGN- MENTS, To REMINGTON RAND me., or'Nnw Yoan; N. Yan ccaronarron Yor nnLA-V WARE 'ND'nX on FILE Applicants ined November 11, leali. serial Nataawe. w

withdrawal therefrom lin order toy readily refer to the cards or sheets iiled'therein.k

More particularlytneinvention relates to such an equipment using the type or" index lcards that lie substantially tiatwise in. the

drawers in loverlapped relatiomwhereby the margin of each is exposed to view, especiallyY the type ot index ca'rdsoic the class shown in the Fisher Patent No. 1,048,056, granted December 2li, 1912., g o

An index equipment such as that noted above, is shown in a co-pendingv application,

' Serial No. 669,525, ofwhieh this` application in certain aspectsis la continuation in part.. This application relates, however, more spec'iicallykto an improved 'ormJo' drawer or Y tray, adapted for use with suehan equipment, and wherein novel filing andindexing means are provided.

ln devices of this character, it is preferable i to provide shallow `sheet-metal drawers or trays, having facihtiesjfor holdln'g' acomparatively large'number of index cards,1n

order that the size of kthe cabinet maybeV` v p v i n vide tab or insignia-holding member,

held'l within reasonable and minimum dimensions. The cabinets are adapted for general use in oihces and elsewhere.I and are aruse of this equipment in various locations,`

the. drawers or trays mu`st bejioi1 such vconstruction that they willbe readily adapted.

to the location wherever the cabinet is placed, rhe facilities Vfor holding a comparatively large number of index cards, contained in each draweigshould be of such construction and arrangementthatthe index cards/.are

` held compactly and free from possible injury,

Being stored away within thjeu'cabinet, it 1s essential that insignia-.of somekindfbe providedwhereby the contents of Aeach V draw-kv er may be noted at a glance,regardless of the l location in which the cabinet is placed. BeingY shallow/" and usually stored in fa cabinet wherein the front faces of the drawer are flush with or sunk beneath the front tace oi the cabinet, a suitable handleor withdrawing the same is necessary, especially one whichwill. not interfer adjacent drawers.vv y. One object,l therefore, or"y this invention is of shallowE form, having` facilities for-'hold'- iiig af ceiinparatively large number et V'cards compaetly together, without danger vof `injury to the same due to interference of other cardslinl the'same drawer, from the drawers 'above or below, or from foreign matter, suchl as dust or iinger'marks vdue to handlmgfe Vwith the withdrawal ot'.

.60 Y to provide an indexmeceiving drawer for tray rkAnother object ofthisinvention is the .i

provision for use in such `adrawer., of'nove'l: means tor compactly holding 'a seriesoi2 cards therein, bythe engagement thereof with the card'edges, while being capable of retaining a covering, preferably of a transparent na- "ture, over the series of cards.

Another object of my ifvention, is to prov1dey a handle member for a drawer or tray which will be particularly adapted for. use f with such an equipment.

' Amy invention 'is to Y pro- V`Another o object o which may be radvantageously, usedn with such-'an equipment and readily referredto,

regardless ofthe location of the cabinet with' respect to the'uscr.

Another ob ectV of the inventionis'ito eomywhich be easily applied; toi-the front,

lplatekrt the drawer, and whichals'o is inex-` pensiveto,manufacture.'. f Y

To these and other ends, my invention consists in the novel features and combination of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an index cabinet of a type adapted to receive the drawers of this invention;

f Fig. 2 is a plan view of a drawer or tray embodying the features of this invention;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged partial front view of the drawer or tray of Fig. 2, anda front view of the handle memberappiied thereto;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side View of the parts shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial plan view of the front end of the drawer or tray and the handle member; l

Fig. 6 is a section through the handle member, on line 6--6 of Fig. 4; Y

Fig. `7 is :a section through the handle member on line 7 7 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of a drawer embodying the 'features of this invention; y

Fig. 10 is a section on line 10-10 of Fig. 9 Fig..11 is a section on line 11--11V 0f Fig.

9, and,

Fig. 12 isa view showing a modified arrangement of the filing facilities in a somewhat similar drawer.

The index equipment selected to illustrate the embodiment of my invention comprises a cabinet 10, suitably constructed to allow the storing away of a plurality of drawers or trays11, such as shown in Figs. 2 and 12.

The drawer or trayV 11, as illustrated, comprises a sheet metal structure having vertically extending flanged sides 12, which are integral with the bottom portion 14, being bent `up therefrom, then inwardly over the drawer, Aand then' returned. back upon theme selves outwardly and downwardly as at 12a. Preferably, a strip of material bent in L- form in cross section, is inserted between the side portions 12 and`12avto strengthen the same longitudinally. A drawer front plate 18is provided for the drawer, which is ver-r tically disposed and extends from one drawer side portion 12 to the other, and which braces the drawer transversely against disi ,'tortion at thefront edge thereof. This plate has one of its edgesbent under the bottom portion 14, as at'13a, where it is secured thereto by suitable means, such asby spot welding, and the other edge bent rbackwardly over the drawer to form a flanged top edge 13b forv the drawer. The rear'edge of the drawer bottom is bent kangularly upwardly as at 14a to brace the same transversely at this point. A plurality of suitable transversely disposed .index card supporting'strips 15 are provided, `V.suitably secured tothe drawer bottom 14,

npper or lower dra-wer.

which are adapted to slidably retain a plurality of index cards 16, which in this instance are of the type shown in the above mentioned Fisher patent, and are arranged in overlapped relation with a margin 50 of each exposed to view. Flange members 17 and 17a are provided, which extend substantially from one side of the' drawer to the other, and are secured therein in position to engage the edges of the cards 16.

The flange members 1'? are of a novel form, whereby provision is made for the protection of the cards 1G, each being constructed of a strip of material, preferably sheet-metal, which is formed to provide a base portion 40, by which the member may be secured to the bottom 14 of the drawer by either spot welding, as at 41, or other suitable means, a vertical card edge abutment or web portion 42, a card edge protecting flange portion 43 and a transparent sheath edge retaining socket 44. As illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11, the flange member 17 is bent up substantially at right angles from the horizontally disposed base 4() to form the abutment 42, then bent horizontally to continue in the same direction as the base, but away therefrom to forni the flange 43, and then returned back upon itself, forming a rounded edge 45 and the sheath socket 44. The card flange 43 and the sheath socket 44 are terminated short of both of the ends of the member 17 a sufficient distance to avoid the drawer side flanges 12, as shown respectively at 45 and 47, so that the cards 16 and the sheath 48 may be readily inserted in their proper positions. The cards 16 are engaged upon the strip 15, in this instance by means of struck-out tongues, and have one of their side edges located below the flange 43 of the flange member 17, the other edge being substantially in abutment with the'web portion 42 of an adjacent member 17. Therflange 48, therefore, acts as a retaining means to hold the cards downwardly and flatwise against the drawer bottom, while the web 42 assists the strip 15 to hold the cards against twisting or other movement out of their proper position. The card-protecting sheath 48 is preferably transparent and is slipped into place by inserting one edge into the socket 44, and the other edge beneath the iange 480i? an adjacent member 17. By the use of a flange member 1T, as illustrated and above described, a plurality of series of index cards may be filed a drawer with the side edges of adjacent series in close proximity without interference therebetween, whereby considerable space is saved in the drawer and the various series are held compactly together and free from interference by a partition between the drawers, or by the Ey the of the sheath member 48, the cards are protected vfrom dust and finger marks or other injury, dueto handling.

.- The drawers 11 are as shallow asis practicable, in most cases being only 'Slightly higher than the height ot' the series :of superimposed Vcards therein. ln this mannery a large number of drawers'may be stored'into a cabinet of relatively small dimensions,l thereby providing` rooin tor a considerablenuniber'ot index cards. The card supports 15 obviously l f mayk extend longitudinally ofthe drawer, `ie

if such a position is desired, asshown in Fim ,12. f f

Each drawer is provided with a sheet-metal y handle member 20, having a handle portion 21 and a base portion 21a. The 'base portion j 21?? istorined by bending downwardly anedge ofthe sheet metal whereby the saine may be secured tothe drawer front face plate 13 by threading it through an elongated slot18, suitably located in said front plate. basel portioii21a may then be welded or otherwise secured against thefinnerfsurtace 19 of the plate, preferably in a plurality of places, as shown at 22 in Fig. 8. n' y The handle or gripping portion 21 is formed as follows: rkThe metal which extends through the plate horizontally,` as at 23,

is bent upwardly to form the shoulder 24r which rests against the outer surface' of the plate 18. Thenietal istl'ien curved outward-` ly and downwardly as at 25, to a point slightly above the levelot the drawer bottomle, where it is turned as at 26 and `curved upwardly and backupon the portion 25 toxtorin i an upper or top portion 27.` Themetal tormiiig thetop portion 27'., which terminates at 28, is limited in its upward extension so that scribed above, `producesand provides a use-- ful and veficient device having a handle portionr 21, which is, easily grasped bythe index`v i'ingerandthumb of the user, and which is limited in vertical extension bothupwardly and ydownwardly in respect to the levels of thetop and bottom of thedrawer so that itis not liable to bei'nterfered with by tliedrawer y.

above or below when these are withdrawn;

APreferably, the handles on adj acont-drawers r are located thereon in staggered relation,l as

' a pocket 30 therein, which hasfa mouthopen. ing 31 located closely adjacent theV upper edgey shown in Fig. 1. l

y rEhe bottom portion 25, top portiony 27, and the side ears 29 of thehandle portion 21 torni ot the front :plate 13, formed betweenY the vtermination 28 or" the .portion`27 L'and the front plate .13.' Jsinlindicia-bearingIslip 32 They is'located within the pocket 30, and may be y observed by the user through a suitably provided window opening, formed in the top port1on27. Preferably, the slip 32 is covered with a transparentsheath 34 to protect; the surface thereof, the sheath shown being folded abouttlie slip 32. o

The yindicia vupontlie slip 32, due to the upwardly ciirved form Vof the portion2,

whichis also `given' to the slip 32 when Aitis inserted in 4the pocket 30, are plainly visiblev to an observer either yby looking directly to-r wafdv the front ofthe drawer or directlyv down upon the tace'ot the/drawer, which 'feature .allows-the cabinet to bejlocat'ed with vrespect,

tou tlieiiser in a variety ot positions. The handle member, therefore, aside vfrom Y its value and usefulness as alia-nelle for 'shallow drawers, is also adaptedtor use as an indicia tabholder, and, therefore, forms an economically 'manufactured combined handle and tab holder. Due tothe particular. yform of the handle member strong and sturdy handle is proivided,and becauseot` the manner of at-l taching thesaine tothe drawer there is littleV likelihood oit its becoming loose or of bending y under normal strains. f A

lhilel havev shown land-described Va preferred embodimentotmy invention, it will be understood that the saine is notliinitedl there,- to in all otits details, but is capable of many modifications and variations which will fall withinthe'fspirit ot the invention and the scope oic the appended claims. 'l if What I claim is: f Y

51. A handle'for a Vdrawer Vhaving a front.

face platoprovidedfwith' an opening, said handle'coinprising a single piece of material,

a, portion oi. which constitutes a base,`and aiiother" portioii a handle, said base: being` adaptedy to pass through rthe 'opening infthe drawertront plate and be scouredfthereto,l

said.A handle :portion vbeiiigbent .upwardly along vsaid trontplate and then extending from saidtro'nt plate,beingcurvedk outward lyand downwardly therefrom.

VV2: 'handlefor a drawerorthe like coniprisiiigaA one'piece sheet metal structure havingV `one end'turned downwardly l, to torni a` base portion adaptedto b'einscrtedthrough,

an' opening in the frontface'plateuofsaid so y.

drawei:andbe'secnredto the inner tace there;

yoi,` Va`horizontally disposed portion lyingfinAv the opening, a' portion turned upwardly along i the-onterfa'ce oit the front' plateA and` an" outwardly and downwa-ifdlyV curved portion constitutingahand gripping portion extending troniV lsaid last-*named portion, and an up `wardlyiturned ear along each side .of said hand gripping portion to rigidly brace the saine'agaiiist distortion.

' 3'.' A handle .tor a .shallow drawer, com.-

prising a Lone-piece'sheetLmetal structure having ak turned'downbajse portion, andA an `oiit1 wardly and'downwardly cnrved handisportion, saidA handle portion being provided with pocket for receiving and mounting an insignia bearing slip thereon.

Il. VA handle for a shallow drawer, compris- 5. ing a one-piece sheet-metal structure havy ing one end 'formed to provide a turned down base portion, and having theopposite end formed into an outwardly and downwardly curved handle portion, said handle portion provided with spaced apart top and bottom walls provided byv said last-named end for forming a pocket to receive an insignia bearing slip. V

5. Aihandle for a shallow drawer, comprising a one-piece sheet metal structure having one end termed toprovide a turned down ase portion and having` the opposite end formed into Van outwardly and downwardly curved handle portion, said handle portion being provided with spaced apart top and bottom walls and side closure members forming a,` pocketv to receive an insignia-bearing slip. 6.- A handle for shallow drawers, compris- ;5 ing a piece of sheet metal having one end turned downwardly to form a base portion, and an intermediate portion curved outwardly and downwardly to form a hand gripping portion and having the other end turned back upon the intermediate portion to form a pocket 'for receiving an insignia bearing slip.

7 A handle for a: shallow drawer, comprising a piece of sheet metal having one end turned downwardly to 'forni a base portion,

y :g5 and an intermediate portion curved outwardly and downwardly to lorm a -handle grippig portion and having the other end `turned baclrupon the intermediate portion, and an ear extending upwardly from each side of 4o said handle gripping portion to space the back-turned portiontherefrom whereby a pocket is formed for receiving an insignia bearing slip.

8. A handle for drawer having a front face plate, said handle comprising a onepiece sheet metalstructure having one end inserted through an opening in the front plate of said drawer and turned downwardly Vforsecuring the same to the inner surface 5o thereof. and being curved from the 'front face of the front plate outwardly anddownwardly and then back upon itself `to a point spaced `troni the outer surface of the front plate,

thereby forming a pocket having a mouth ad- 53 acent the upper front edge of the front plate tor the insertion of an insignia bearing slip therein. n Y

9. A handle for a drawer provided with a iront race anember,v said handle comprising to a one-piece sheet metal structure having one endv insertedr through an opening in the lrawer front member and turned downwardly for securing the same to the inner surface Y thereof, and being curved from the front face un of said member outwardly Vvand downwardly and then back upon itself to a pointspaced iirom the outer surface or the member, thereby forming a pocket having a mouth adjacent'the upper frontedge or the member for the insertion of an insignia bearing slip therein, said turned fbaclr portion being spaced from the intern'iediate portion by ears uptnrned from the side enges of said intermediate portion.

l0. A handle for a drawer provided with a front face plate, said handle comprising a one-piece sheet metal structure having one end inserted through an opening in theront plate and turned downwardly for securing the same to the inner surface thereof, and being curved from the liront face oi" said plate outwardly and downwardly to a point slightly above the level of the lower edge ot' said plate, and then back upon itself to a point slightly below the level of the upper edge oi said plate and spaced 'from the outer surface thereor", thereby forming a pocket having a mouth adjacent the upper front edge of said plate ior the insertion oi' an insignia bearing slip therein.

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day or November, 15924.

WTLLIAM H. DAY. 

